Means for securing railroad rails to roadbeds



R. WAPLES MEANS FOR SECURING RAILROAD RAILS TO ROADBEDS Filed Feb. 27, 192:3

- 2 Sheets-Sheet Dec. 30, 1924 1,520,987

R WAPLES MEANS FOR SECURING RAILROAD RAILS TO ROADBEDS Fil'ed Feb. 27, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Dec. 30, 1924.

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Application filed February 27, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, R FUS WAPLEs, a citizen of the United States, residing in Wayne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Means for Securing Railroad Rails to Roadbeds, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement upon the construction of the means for securing railroad rails to road beds set forth in the patent granted to me on the twenty-sixth day of March, 1918, No. 1,260,736.

One object of my invention is to construct the anchor so that the joint is made below the surface of the road bed in order that the road bed may be properly rammed and. rolled.

A further object of the invention is to improve the construction of certain details of the device and to insulate-the rods, which are secured to the anchors, from the rails,

and also to insulate the cross tie rods from the rails.

These objects I attain in the following manner, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of sufficient of a railroad road bed to illustrate my invention;

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view on the line 2-2, Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of one of the rails showing, in detail, the means for clamping the anchor rods and the cross tie rods to the base of the rails;

Fig. 4 is a side view of the construction illustrated in Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the construction illustrated in Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is the foundation made of earth properly graded and preferably slightly arched, as shown. 2 is the road bed, which, in the present instance, consists of a compact mass of broken stone- After the ballast has been compacted properly and the anchors 41: inserted at intervals, the upper surface of the ballast is coated with a water-proofing material 3, such as tarvia, or other bituminous composition. The anchors 4 consist of cross plates 5 and rods 6, which terminate in a loop 7. EX- tending through this loop is the rod 8 leading to the hooked head 9 that engages the base flange 10 of the rail 11, Fig. 3. This rod 8 is bent, as shown, and is threaded at each end. On one of the threaded portions is a washer 12 and a nut 13. The loop 7 of Serial No. 621,539.

each rod 6 is located below the upper surface'of the road. bed 2 so that the road bed can be rolled and shaped and the waterproofing material placed thereon before the rails are located in position.

If desired, any suitable means can be atto secure the plates to the wedges after the wedges have been adjusted.

The heads 9 are made as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and each head has an integral hook 17 that extends over the base flange 10 of the rail-11. 18 designates a non-conducting sleeve having a washer or flange 19 at the upper end, which rests against the end of the head. The upper end of the rod 8 is threaded, as 21, to receive a nut 22. A washer 20 is located between the end of the non-conducting sleeve and the nut. Secured to a lug 24 on the hooked portion 17 of the head 9 is a non-conducting block 23, which is held to the lug 24. by a cotter pin 25, or

other fastening, that extends through an opening in the block and in the lug. This block prevents the nut 22.turning on the threaded portion of the rod 8 and also insulates the nut from the head. I

26 designates a series of cross rods spaced at intervals, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. One end of each rod is formed into a hook, as at 27, which engages the base flange of the rails 11. At the opposite end of the rod is a sliding head 28 having a hook 29, which engages the base flange of the other rail. This head is adjustable on the rod. In the present instance, the rod extends entirely through the head, as shown in Fig. 3. The end of the rod is threaded. On the threaded portion of the rod is a nut 30. Located between the head 28 and the rod 26 is a non-conducting sleeve 31 having a washer or flange 32 at the outer end. This flange is located between a washer and the end of the head 28. Secured to a lug 33 on the hook portion of the head 28 is a non-conducting block 34c, similar to the block 23. This block is held in place by a cotter pin 35, which extends through holes in the block and in the lug. The block prevents the nut 30 from turning on the rod after adjustment andalsov insulates it from the hook of the head. The connection between the fixed.

portion of the anchor, i. e., the portion located within the roadbed and the portion connected to the head, which engages the rail, may be modified without departing from the essential features of the invention. The anchor may be increased or decreased in length to accommodate the head.

By the construction hereinbefore de scribed, the road bed can be finished and covered with a bituminous binder, which renders the surface water-proof, after which the Wedges can be placed in position and driven to the desired extent. The rails can then be secured firmly to the anchors and connected by the cross tie rods.

While one method of connecting the rod to the anchor is shown, other methods may be used. The rod may be hinged to the anchor, or it may be arranged to telescope in a tubular member of the anchor to allow the surface of the road bed to be rolled and finished.

I claim: 7

1. The combination in a railway structure of a road bed; a series of anchors located in the road bed, the upper ends of the anchors being below the surface of the bed; rails; means for supporting the rails on the road bed; and rods connected to the ends of the anchors, said rods having means engaging the rails.

2. The combination in a railway structure, of a road bed; a series of diagonal anchors located in the road bed and terminating below the surface of the bed so that the bed can be rolled; rails; means for supporting the rails on the road bed; rods attached to the anchors; and heads on the rods engaging the base flanges of the rails.

3. The combination in a railway structure, of a road bed; anchors located in the bed and terminating below the surface thereof; rods connected to the anchors; heads adjustably mounted on the rods; wedges on the road bed; rails supported by the wedges, said heads of the anchors having hook members engaging, the base flanges of the rails; and tie rods extending from one rail to the other.

4. The combination of a road bed; anchors located in the road bed and terminat ing below the surface of the road bed; rods attached to the anchors; hooked heads mounted on the rods; means for insulating each head from its rod; rails, the hooked portions of the heads of the anchors engaging the rails; and means for supporting the rails on the road bed.

5. The combination of a road bed; anchors embedded in the road bed, the upper end of each anchor terminating below the upper surface of the road bed, the anchors consisting of a plate and a rod attached to the plate and having a loop portion bent at an angle to the rod; a single rod connected to the upper section of each anchor, said rod being bent at the lower end to extend through the loopof its anchor; a nut on the bent portion of the rod; and a hooked portion mounted on said rod and arranged to engage the base flange of a rail.

6. The combination in a railway structure, of a road bed; rails; means for supporting the rails on the road bed; anchor rods having heads engaging the base flange of a rail, said rods extending through the heads and having nuts on the end thereof; a non-conducting sleeve in the head through which the rods extend; and a block of nonconducting material secured tothe head-and located to prevent the nut turning on the rod.

RUFUS WVAPLES. 

